Mekong breaks Guinness World Record at the 2017 TET Festival

10 Feb 2017

Mekong&comma; a community club within the Mounties Group&comma; was proud to support the Vietnamese Community in Australia &lpar;VCA&rpar; break the Guinness World Record for the largest gathering of people wearing Vietnamese conical hats &lpar;Non La&rpar; on 5 February&period;

A traditional symbol of Vietnam&comma; the vast group of people donning the palm-leaf hats set out to break the record as a community and succeeded with over 1&comma;000 people participating during the annual TET Festival&period;

With an estimated 20&comma;000 people at Fairfield Showground over Friday&comma; 3 February - Sunday&comma; 5 February&comma; an array of cultural and traditional ceremonies were held to celebrate the start of the Lunar New Year&semi; the Year of the Rooster&period;

Mounties Group President&comma; Kevin Ingram&comma; said “Mounties Group&comma; and in particular&comma; the Mekong club&comma; holds a special relationship with the Vietnamese community and we take pride in how close knit and supportive we are of each other&period; We’ve had a fantastic turn out this year with each year being bigger than the last&period;&rdquor;

For nearly two decades&comma; Mekong which is the principal partner of the TET Festival&comma; has played an important role in connecting and supporting the Vietnamese community in Australia&period;

“I would like to thank the Vietnamese Community Management Committee and Vietnamese TET Festival Organising Committee for delivering another successful and prosperous event&period; We look forward to showing our continuous support and appreciation to our community&comma;&rdquor; added Ingram&period;

Mekong’s involvement in the Festival was even more poignant this year&period; Currently closed due to extending damage caused by a recent fire&comma; repairs are underway to rebuild the club ahead of its relaunch in April&period;